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TETRACHLORETHYLENE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tetrachlorethylene mean?
• TETRACHLORETHYLENE (noun)
The noun TETRACHLORETHYLENE has 1 sense:
1. anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes
Familiarity information: TETRACHLORETHYLENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
carbon dichloride; ethylene tetrachloride; tetrachlorethylene; tetrachloroethylene
Hypernyms ("tetrachlorethylene" is a kind of...):
anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; vermifuge (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)
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